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Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“This Is Spiraling Out of Control”: Allies Panic About Trump's Hospital Stay as White House Deflects  —  The White House's history of lying makes it difficult to assess the truth of Trump's condition.  But allies are bracing for an election blowout, and at least one G-7 nation is predicting president Ivanka.
Bloomberg:
Trump Aide Luna Tests Positive for Virus in New White House Case  — Luna had joined president on trips to Cleveland, Minnesota  — As ‘body man,’ Luna holds Trump's papers, keeps his schedule  —  White House aide Nick Luna, who serves as a personal attendant to President Donald Trump …
Discussion: The Hill and CNN
Washington Post:
Little evidence that White House has offered contact tracing, guidance to hundreds potentially exposed  —  Hours before President Trump tested positive for the novel coronavirus and just one day before he was admitted to the hospital, he mingled with more than 200 people at his New Jersey golf club for a campaign fundraiser.
Sarah Ellison / Washington Post:
How the everyday chaos of reporting on the Trump White House played out for the world to see Saturday  —  The dispatches began routinely enough for an out-of-the-ordinary day, with Pool Report #2 from Cheryl Bolen, the Bloomberg White House reporter on pool duty Saturday.
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Covering a cover-up in real time  —  What is the actual state of President Trump's health — now and over the past 24 hours?  —  Why it matters: It's one of the most high-stakes questions in the world, and I cannot answer it, despite having spent since 5 a.m. on Friday on my phone with sources inside and close to the White House.
Washington Post:   An army of doctors. Access to an experimental drug. A special patient gets special care.
Associated Press:
Official: Next 48 hours critical for Trump on virus fight
Los Angeles Times:
New questions emerge about timing and severity of President Trump's coronavirus infection
New York Times:
A White House Long in Denial Confronts Reality
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
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Margaret Talev / Axios:   SurveyMonkey poll: Trump faces little GOP fallout over COVID disclosure
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
President urges stimulus deal, but obstacles remain
Discussion: WAVY-TV
Washington Post:
As virus spreads across GOP ranks, some Republicans say party will pay price for ‘stupid’ approach  —  President Trump's coronavirus diagnosis shook Republicans like an earthquake.  Then came the troubling aftershocks.  —  There was the positive test result for a prominent conservative GOP senator, Mike Lee of Utah.
Discussion: CNN, Redstate and Politico
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Briana Reilly / madison.com:
After testing positive for COVID-19, Ron Johnson says he's still against mask mandates  —  After testing positive for COVID-19, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson said his view on mask mandates hasn't changed, as Wisconsin Republican leaders have voiced their support for striking down the state's order requiring face coverings be worn.
Justin Rohrlich / The Daily Beast:
GOP Sen. Ron Johnson Went to Oktoberfest Party While Awaiting COVID-19 Test Results
Tony Plohetski / Austin American-Statesman:
Texas Attorney Ken Paxton took bribes, abused office, executives in his office say  —  Top aides of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton have asked federal law enforcement authorities to investigate allegations of improper influence, abuse of office, bribery and other potential crimes against the state's top lawyer.
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Biden looks to seal election after Trump's week from hell  —  Joe Biden is on the campaign trail.  Donald Trump is in the hospital.  —  In a role reversal, the president who mocked his rival for being weak and hiding “in his basement” is stuck in isolation under doctors' supervision …
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Elizabeth Spiers / Washington Post:
Trump built a career on magic words.  The spell broke at the debate.  —  The president acts as if politics and governing are only about soundbites.  —  President Trump believes that all politics is theater, and theater of a very specific sort: television.  This is no surprise, since television is his comfort zone.
Discussion: Fox News, The Daily Beast and Townhall
Jay Cannon / USA Today:
We're paying a lot of attention to Trump's case, but the US just recorded the most daily COVID-19 infections in nearly 2 months … The news of President Donald Trump and members of his inner circle testing positive for COVID-19 has sent shock waves across the country, but it's …
Ally Mauch / People.com:
Chelsea Clinton Says She No Longer Speaks to One-Time Friend Ivanka Trump: ‘I Have No Interest’  —  “I have no interest in someone who is not only complicit but actively taking part in this administration's everyday collision of cruelty and incompetence,” Chelsea Clinton said
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Jennifer Thomas / Charlotte Business Journal:
Holy Angels retail businesses in Belmont close as precaution after Ivanka Trump visit
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
The new details on Kimberly Guilfoyle's time at Fox News are horrific  —  At the media-mobbed presidential debate at Hofstra University in 2016, the Erik Wemple Blog spotted then-Fox News host Kimberly Guilfoyle.  This was just a few months after Guilfoyle helped to spearhead a campaign …
Discussion: HillReporter.com
Mark Murray / NBC News:
Biden's national lead over Trump jumps to 14 points after debate in NBC News/WSJ poll  —  WASHINGTON — Joe Biden's national lead over President Donald Trump nearly doubled after Tuesday's presidential debate, with voters saying by a 2-to-1 margin that Biden has the better temperament to be president …
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and CNBC
Laurel Mallory / WIS-TV:
WATCH: Graham and Harrison face off in first debate  —  Polls show the candidates in a dead heat.  —  COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - It's one of the most-closely-watched races in the nation, with the majority in the Senate hanging in the balance.  —  Incumbent Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham faces …
Discussion: Politico
Colin Kalmbacher / Law & Crime:
‘Absolutely Reckless’: AG Barr's Refusal to Quarantine After Rose Garden Superspreader Event Sparks Backlash  —  Attorney General Bill Barr is facing a mounting avalanche of criticism and concern over his decision to forego quarantine procedures after he was recently in close contact …
Discussion: HillReporter.com, CNN and NPR
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Washington Post:   Rose Garden event suspected of virus outbreak alarms D.C. officials
 
 
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New York Times:
The President's Illness Is Yet Another Dividing Line in the Trump Era
Joshua J. McElwee / National Catholic Reporter:
Pope's post-COVID encyclical envisions a less populist, less capitalist world
Berkman Klein Center:
Mail-In Voter Fraud: Anatomy of a Disinformation Campaign
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Abstract  —  This article defends the position that the right of armed self-defense remains …
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Mary Papenfuss / HuffPost:
Tucker Carlson Compares Trump To A Sexual Assault Victim
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David Remnick / New Yorker:
The Coronavirus and the Threat Within the White House
Houston Chronicle:
Abbott's order closing ballot drop-off sites is voter suppression — plain and simple.
ABC News:
Trump family, aides flouted Cleveland hotel mask mandate ahead of debate
John Zogby Strategies:
Biden Leads Trump 49%-47%; New John Zogby Strategies/EMI Research Solutions Poll Taken After President Checks Into Walter Reed
Discussion: Breitbart, Townhall and Axios
Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
Democrats would destroy Supreme Court with scheme to pack justices
Discussion: Reuters and Breitbart
 

 
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Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt quits as a contributing columnist at WaPo, after abruptly leaving a Post live video event hosted by Jonathan Capehart

CNBC:
Sources: Greek media company Antenna Group is in early talks to acquire Time from Marc Benioff, who bought the magazine in 2018 for $180M

Athena Stavrou / The Independent:
More than 230 media industry professionals, including anonymous BBC staff, sign a letter accusing the BBC of bias favoring Israel in coverage of Gaza

 
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